Supporting Island Families - The Government of Canada is making significant investments in early learning and child care systems to improve the lives of Canadian children and their families. Today (August 29), the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and...
Learning Partners Advisory Council member Bonnie Stewart says she wants to see a future where ongoing learning is part of the fabric of life in PEI. Stewart was the facilitator #LearnDay on September 30. New learn grants were announced at #LearnDay, and Islanders can now apply...
Prince Edward Island’s first #LearnDay is taking place this September, providing an opportunity for Islanders to share ideas on the future of learning. "Learning is for all of us, and it takes place across all ages and all walks of life, so we want to know what Islanders want to...
The Learning Partners Advisory Council is seeking input from Islanders on how to advance excellence for all learners from birth to their senior years. Over the past year council members reviewed global education trends and studied learning throughout Islanders’ lifespan. They put...
When it comes to lifelong learning, Amanda Brazil walks the talk. The new member of the Learning Partners Advisory Committee is working on her PhD in educational studies at UPEI. She also juggles her day-to-day responsibilities as a mother of two children and a full-time job as...
Dr. Bonnie Stewart is home in Prince Edward Island now, but she spent the first decade of her career travelling and working as an educator around the globe. She continues to work around the world, delivering keynote speeches at digital innovation conferences in the United States...
Island schools will be ready to safely welcome students and staff this fall with additional resources and enhanced health and safety measures. Public schools across the province will return to full-time in-class learning on Tuesday, September 8. The plan for the 2020-2021 school...
This is part three of a six-part series in which Lauren MacDonald documents her internship experience as an environment summer student with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DTI). Here are MacDonald’s notes, in her own words. Notes from the field day 3...
A new modernized library will serve the changing needs of Islanders at a larger, accessible location in the Dominion Building in downtown Charlottetown. “Like everything else, libraries need to meet the changing needs of the people who use them,” said Library Board Chair Helen...
Islanders gathered today to celebrate the official opening of the stunning new Charlottetown Library Learning Central (CLLC). This modern and innovative facility was made possible thanks to federal, provincial and municipal funding, as well as major fundraising efforts by the...